Dozens of SEIU Local 1-endorsed candidates win across Illinois, Missouri, Michigan and Ohio as union members mobilize voters to elect champions for higher wages, good union jobs and stronger working-class communities.
ILLINOIS – Following Tuesday’s midterm elections, SEIU Local 1 celebrates major victories for working families across Illinois, Missouri, Michigan and Ohio, as union members helped elect pro-worker champions committed to strengthening workers' rights, protecting good union jobs and building an economy that works for everyone. Representing nearly 50,000 janitors, security officers, airport workers, residential workers and other essential workers across the Midwest, SEIU Local 1 mobilized members to knock on doors, reach voters and make their voices heard at the ballot box. SEIU Local 1 President Genie Kastrup releases the following statement:
“This morning, there is a renewed sense of hope and momentum for working families across the Midwest. At a time when families are struggling to make ends meet, the leaders we elect matter. They make decisions that impact our wages, our jobs, our right to organize, and our ability to build a better future for our families. Local 1 members know that political power is built through organizing, and tonight, their hard work has paid off. These victories are a powerful reminder of what working people can accomplish when we stand together and make our voices heard. We are carrying this momentum forward, ready to turn tonight’s victories into real progress that puts more money in workers’ pockets, protects good union jobs, and builds stronger communities for generations to come.”
Across four states, SEIU Local 1 members helped deliver victories for endorsed candidates, including:
Illinois:
Governor – JB Pritzker
Lieutenant Governor – Christian Mitchell
U.S. Senate – Juliana Stratton
Attorney General – Kwame Raoul
Treasurer – Michael W. Frerichs
IL-01 – Jonathan Jackson
IL-03 – Delia Ramirez
IL-04 – Patty Garcia
IL-05 – Mike Quigley
IL-06 – Sean Casten
IL-09 – Daniel Biss
IL-10 – Brad Schneider
IL-11 – Bill Foster
IL-13 – Nikki Budzinksi
IL-14 – Lauren Underwood
IL-17 – Eric Sorensen
Cook County President – Toni Preckwinkle
Cook County Assessor – Pat Hynes
MWRD Commissioner – Precious Brady-Davis
MWRD Commissioner – Beth McElroy Kirkwood
MWRD Commissioner – Eira Corral Sepulveda
MWRD Commissioner – Cam Davis
Chicago School Board President – Jessica Biggs
Chicago Board of Education 1B – Claudia Peralta
Chicago Board of Education 2A – Ebony DeBerry
Chicago Board of Education 3B – Norma Rios-Sierra
Chicago Board of Education 4B – Ellen Rosenfeld
Chicago Board of Education 7B – Yesenia Lopez
Chicago Board of Education 8A – Angel Gutierrez
Chicago Board of Education 9A – Brittany Preston
Chicago Board of Education 9B – Therese Boyle
Missouri:
No on Amendment 3
Yes on Amendment 6
No on Prop A
Michigan:
Governor – Jocelyn Benson
U.S. Senate – Abdul El-Sayed
Secretary of State – Garlin Gilchrist
MI-06 – Debbie Dingell
MI-08 – Kristen McDonald Rivet
MI-13 – Donavan McKinney
Ohio:
Governor – Amy Acton
U.S. Senate – Sherrod Brown
As election results are finalized, SEIU Local 1 remains committed to holding elected officials accountable and advancing an ambitious pro-worker agenda that raises wages, protects union jobs, expands the right to organize, and ensures that every working family has the opportunity not just to survive, but to thrive.